Swimming as a bridge to social good

Month: December 2012

My 3 teamates are darn good swimmers. They are the product of competitive US Swimming from age 5 to 22. Carrington’s swimming pedigree includes 4-time All American, Princeton University swim team captain, 3-time Ivy League champion and 1 Eastern Championship… Read More ›

On July 11 2012, Albert Yome became the 5th Gibraltarian to successfully swim across his local pool: the Strait of Gibraltar. Thank you Albert for sharing your story with us. ———————————————————————————- I took up open water swimming about 5 years… Read More ›

For every crazy endeavor you do, there is always a catalyst behind it. Something you experience that makes your previously barred brain think: “maybe”. For me, it was a video. This summer Mauricio sent me a link of a group… Read More ›

A couple of days ago I headed to Tarifa to try to secure a date for our swim across the Strait of Gibraltar. I met up with Rafael Gutierrez, President of the Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association to submit our… Read More ›